Men's Basketball
vs. Central Michigan
Tonight, 7:30 p.m.
Crisler Arena
SPORTS
Men's basketball
vs. Utah
Saturday, 2 p.m.
Crisler Arena
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The Michigan Daily
Wednesday, November 28, 1990
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Welborne named
team MVP at bust
Blue sets for tipoff vs. CMU
by Jeff Sheran
Daily Basketball Writer
by Eric Lemont
Daily Football Writer
All an injured Tripp Welborne
wanted was a win over Ohio State.
Yesterday, he received something
more - the Michigan football
team's Most Valuable Player Award.
Welborne, a senior, was one of four
players to win awards at the team's
annual football bust held in Detroit's
Westin Hotel.
"That's an award that's very
sacred to many players," Welborne
said when learning of the award at
University Hospital. "I'm definitely
happy, but by no means do I think
that I am the most valuable player
because each player is an MVP in
their own way. Without each one
working as a team, as a link in a
chain, there wouldn't be an MVP."
Welborne, a two-time Kodak All-
American free safety, suffered a
season-ending knee injury on a 31-
yard punt return against Minnesota
November 17. Welborne set a school
record single-season punt return
yardage (455) and ranks second in
Michigan career punt return yardage
with 773 yards.
Co-Captain John Milligan was
named the winner of the Bob Ufer
Award for.Spirit and Enthusiasm.
The senior linebacker broke his foot
in the first quarter of Michigan's
game against UCLA yet returned af-
ter just five games to start against
Purdue.
Senior offensive guard Dean
Dingman, a 1990 Kodak All-Amer-
ican, won the Radar award as the
team's top offensive lineman.
The Robinson Award (highest
GPA on team) went to defensive
back David Ritter (3.45). Ritter,
who majors in graphic design, is
best known for his two blocked
punts that led to touchdowns against
Iowa and Purdue.
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When the Central Michigan bas-
ketball team enters Crisler Arena
tonight, it will bring along the
memories of its past three outcomes
against Michigan. The Chippewas
have lost the past three contests,
culminating in last year's 100-51
smearing.
So why are they excited for their
return to Ann Arbor?
It might have something to do
with the fact that perennial nemeses
Terry, Rumeal and Loy are gone.
More importantly, it's because
Central Michigan, which finished
seventh in the Mid-American
Conference last season, and which is
projected to finish third this year, is
a much-improved team.
"I think we played badly the past
few years," Chippewas coach
Charles Coles said. "And if we can't
play well tonight we'll get badly
beaten. But we're playing well right
now.-
Michigan has its own motivation
for its season opener.
"A lot of these guys will be get-
ting their first serious minutes of
their careers," Wolverine assistant
Brian Dutcher said.
Sophomore guard Rob Pelinka is
one of those guys. "You definitely
feel more excited when you know
the way you play will affect the out-
come of the game," Pelinka said.
"But our goal is to win, not to play
for ourselves."
Coles recognizes this motivation
as well. "The guys now are really
waiting to identify themselves, and
that's a little scary."
Dutcher believes the key element
the Wolverines must improve upon
to achieve that goal is defense.
Pelinka said of the exhibition out-
ings. "With the new three-guard of-
fense, we're gonna press them defen-
sively up and down the court, and
they're probably not used to that."
Seniors Jeff Majerle (brother D
former CMU star and Phoenix Suns'
forward Dan), Dennis Kann and
David Carter form the Chippewas'
frontcourt. University of Detroit
transfer Darian McKinney and Sean
Waters fill the guard positions.
Big Losses: Michigan's lineup
suffered two casualties to its front-
court yesterday. It was announced
that forward James Voskuil will u
dergo foot surgery Friday for a joi
injury on the fourth toe of his left
foot. Voskuil will not return until at
least January.
In addition, junior transfer Chip
Armer was declared ineligible yester-
day for NCAA competition this
semester. Armer's academic credits
did not transfer from West Point, so
the 6-foot-I1 backup must sit out
until conference play begins i.
January.
Junior walk-on Freddie Hunter's
academic eligibility is also under
scrutiny by the NCAA. Hunter was
enrolled at Michigan as a part-time
student for several semesters, and his
class standing must be determined.
An announcement allowing him to
play is expected today.
"Armer's loss won't change the
rotation, and it hasn't hurt our prep*
ration for the season, because neither
him nor Hunter played in the exhibi-
tion games," Dutcher said. "But
they've both been positive influ-
ences this season."
In the unlikely event that Hunter
is declared ineligible, Michigan
would be left with only three for-
wards and one center until January.
Michigan swingman Tony Tolbert drives the lane last season against
Illinois. Tolbert hopes to do the same thing tonight against CMU.
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left guessing about
Michigan's outside shooting proved
effective in exhibition play, as did
center Eric Riley's inside game.
However, the Wolverines surrendered
more than 100 points in each of
their victories.
"I think we wanted to prove we
could put some points on the board,"
Gator Bowl opponent
CCHA Scorecard
by Eric Lemont
Daily Football Writer
There were rumors that yesterday
the Mazda Gator Bowl would name
Mississippi as Michigan's opponent
in the New Year's Day Bowl. Selec-
tion committee member Dick Strat-
ton promptly quashed the rumor yes-
terday afternoon.
"We have made no decision,"
Stratton said.
The Rebels, however are the
most likely of four Southeastern
Conference teams to play Michigan.
The SEC is in an arrangement where
four teams will play in four different
bowls. The Sugar will take the
SEC winner before the Fiesta, Gator
and Peach bowls choose their teams,
respectively.
If. Tennessee, a current 24-point
favorite, beats Vanderbilt this Satur-
day, it will go to the Sugar Bowl.
Auburn can go to the Sugar with
a win over Alabama and a Tennessee
loss.
Alabama can go to the Sugar if it
beats Auburn and Tennessee loses.
Anticipating a Tennessee win,
the entrant in the Fiesta Bowl would
be the winner of the Auburn-Al-
abama game. However, there are
rumors that Alabama is one of sev-
eral SEC schools that do not want to
play in the Fiesta because of the
controversy surrounding Arizona
voters' decision not to honor a
statewide Martin Luther King holi-
day.
In any case, the Gator will take
the highest ranked of the four teams
once the Sugar and Fiesta matchups
are set. Mississippi is ranked 15th,
Auburn 20th and Alabama is un-
ranked.
Standings
Rec. Pts.
TEAM (OVERALL)
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1. Michigan (9-3-2)
2. Lake Superior (9-3-2)
Bowling Green (8-4-2)
4. Ferris State (6-3-5)
Michigan St. (6-5-3)
6. Ohio State (6-6-2)
Western Mich. (5-7-2)
8. II-Chicago (5-9-0)
9. Miami (3-9-2)
Friday's Results
Michigan 5, Ohio State 5 (OT)
BGSU 5, Western Michigan 1
Lake Superior 4, FSU 4 (OT)
UIC 4, Air Force 1
Saturday's Results
Michigan 9, Ohio State 1
BGSU 3, Western Michigan 0
FSU 4, Lake Superior 1
UIC 7, Air Force 2
Michigan State 4, Miami 0
Sunday's Results
Michigan State 8, Miami 0
9-3-2
8-2-2
8-4-2
4-3-5
5-4-3
4-6-2
4-6-2
3-9-0
1-9-2
20
18
18
13
13
10
10
6
4
80
68
61
49
54
36
32
30
27
52
33
52
42
36
52
49
58
63
College News Top Fifteen
The Cornell Sun compiles a weekly college hockey poll, voted on
by the sports staffs of 12 different college newspapers nationwide,
including The Michigan Daily.
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Last Week
1. Minnesota (11) 11-0-2 174 1
2. Maine 8-1-1 144 5
3. Lake Superior* (1) 9-3-2 133 2
4. Boston College 6-2-0 123 4
5. Clarkson 6-0-1 120 9
6. Michigan* 9-3-2 110 7
7. Cornell 4-0-1 95 10
8. Boston University 5-2-1 94 8
8. Northern Michigan 8-3-2 94 3
10. North Dakota 10-4-1 89 6
11. Wisconsin 7-3-1 68 13
12. Providence 7-0-2 58 14
13. Bowling Green* 8-4-2 33 15j
14. Harvard 3-3-0 28 12
14. Michigan State* 6-5-3 28 11
Upcoming Games
Friday. November 30
Mich. at Boston U., 7 p.m.
Lake Superior at Ohio State
UIC at Bowling Green,
(PASS - Live - 7:40 p.m.)
WMU at Miami
Mich. State at FSU
Saturday. December 1
Lake Superior at OSU
UIC at Bowling Green
WMU at Miami
FSU at Mich. State
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BASKETBALL TOP 25
Team Rec Pts. Pvs.
1. UNLV (45) 0-0 1,600 1
2. Arizona(19) 4-0 1,576 3
3. Arkansas 3-1 1,378 2
4. North Carolina 1-0 1,344 5
5. Michigan St. 1-0 1,325 4
6. Alabama 1-0 1,218 7
7. Syracuse 3-0 1,133 13
8. Duke (1) 3-1 1,077 6
9. Georgetown 2-0 1,061 9
10. Indiana 2-1 948 8
11. Ohio St. 1-0 937 10
12. UCLA 2-0 927 11
13. Pittsburgh 1-0 873 12
14. Georgia Tech 1-0 689 16
15. Connecticut 1-0 615 17
16. Virginia 2-0 595 18
17. Georgia 2-0 524 21
18. Oklahoma 1-1 441 15
19. Southern Miss. 0-0 294 24
20. LSU 0-1 292 14
21. St. John's 2-0 291 25
22. Texas 0-0 284 22
23. Missouri 0-0 279 20
24. Villanova 1-0 239 -
25. Louisville 0-0 236 23
39. Michigan 0-0 23 -
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Sunday. December 2
Mich. at Boston C., 2 p.m.
All games begin at 7:30 local time, unless noted.
Scoring Leaders
Name Team
GP G A PTS
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Felsner, Denny
Harkins, Brett
Roberts, David
Jiranek, Martin
Michigan
BGSU
Michigan
BGSU
14
14
13
14
18
9
8
13
11
16
17
11
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